Organisation : Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Scheme Name : Quality Management Standards & Quality Technology Tools Scheme
Applicable States/ UTs : All India
Website : https://my.msme.gov.in/MyMsme/Reg/Home.aspxDetails Here : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/37879-QMSQTT.pdf
MSME QMS/QTT Scheme
The main objective of the scheme is to sensitize and encourage MSEs to adopt latest QMS and QTT and to keep a watch on sectoral developments by undertaking the stated activities.
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Major Activities
Introduction Of Appropriate Course Modules For Technical Institutions :
This activity entails the development and introduction of training course modules in technologies like 6 Sigma tools, 5 S, Kaizen tools, etc, at ITI and Diploma-level courses.
Currently these courses are not available in these institutions and as a result, industries have to spend lot of time and effort to retrain the students passing out from these institutions.
By implementing this activity, it is expected that trained manpower will be made available to micro & small enterprises in the field of QMS/QTT.
It is proposed to cover about 1,800 ITIs and Polytechnics in four years of the XIth plan. The selection of the technical institutes will be done in consultation with DGET and other stakeholders.
The following sub-activities are proposed under the scheme :
** Study the gap analysis
** Develop Training Material Kit
** Train 80 Master Trainers
** Identify ITIs/Polytechnics
** Organise 5-days’ Training in selected ITIs/Polytechnics
** Engage Consultants/Experts (through the Quality Council of India & other expert organisation as per Annexure-C)
** Introduce International Training/Best Practices Studies
** Conduct Workshop at Metros
** Organise National Workshop in Delhi
** Take up any other relevant activity decided by the Monitoring & Advisory Committee.
Documents Required
All eligible Micro & Small Enterprises should submit their Application in the prescribed Proforma (Annexure-A) along with following documents :
(a) An undertaking to contribute 25% or 50% of the total cost as applicable to the unit, wherever applicable. In case if any indirect investment is required, the beneficiary units would take care of it.
(b) An undertaking / Affidavit that similar benefits have not been obtained from any other Government sponsored schemes.
Qualifications Required For Applying/Eligibility
(a) Where individual units are to be the beneficiaries, Micro & Small enterprises having Entrepreneurs Memorandum (E.M. No.) and considered eligible to take benefit under the Scheme or specific activities would be considered as in Activity No. 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5.
(b) Wherever organizations are to be the beneficiaries they would be eligible if they are engaged in current activities for at least last 2 years and have a good track record. However, relaxation in this respect may be considered by the Monitoring and Advisory Committee in exceptional cases, as in Activity No. 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5.
(c) The applicant organisation should have regular audited accounts for the past 2 years.
(d) All attempts will be taken to ensure that 50% of the enterprises are selected from micro sector and 50% from small sector. However, spillover from one sector to another may be considered, if sufficient numbers of enterprises are not available in a particular sector and funds permit.
Other Conditions
(e) Financial assistance to any one organisation or association would normally be restricted to two events in a financial year, unless it has active state or regional chapters or hubs. The Committee may, however, recommend relaxation of this condition for reasons to be recorded.
(f) For the same event, not more than one organisation shall normally be sponsored unless it has active state or regional chapters or hubs.
(g) All publicity material, banners and reports relating to the event should indicate the support of the Ministry.
(h) The Ministry may be represented in the delegation if it has an appropriate technical and active relation with the product/ sector and it helps ‘anchoring’ of the information/ knowledge.
(i) Any such other qualification that specific activity may require.
Selection Procedure
(a) All Micro & Small Enterprises meeting the criteria laid down ( As described under Point No. 5) will be eligible to take benefit under the scheme.
(b) The final selection of the clusters/Micro & Small Enterprises will be done by the Monitoring and Advisory Committee.